Review: Cheerson CX-10 giant quadcopter

There are small quadcopters, there are large quadcopters -- and then there is the Cheerson CX-10 quadcopter.
There's a lot of technology in this "drone" so I thought I'd buy one and see if they're as much fun as they look.
The answer is: yes!

[@watadeeel]

LOL. I was clicking forward through the video to jump right to the giant quadcopter... you can guess the rest of the story! FUNNY BRUCE! I bought the SYMA version of that tiny nano-copter and they are tons of fun! In fact, I bought 6 of them and gave 5 of them away for Christmas. I kept the 6th one for myself. Second day of flying, my pit bull jumped up and chomped it in his mouth! I mean he snapped it up like it was a bird, chomped it a few times and spit it out! I was laughing so hard! I had to do some soldering and gluing because "Chewy" (his real name) broke the outer shell and the force of his jaws broke one of the motor wires free. Also the very corner of the circuit board was chipped. However, believe it or not, after about 30 minutes of soldering and gluing, I'll be damned if this thing didn't jump right up in the air with no need for any trim adjustments whatsoever! Tough little beasts, they are!

[@theimacman]

Cheeky. :D Wondering if my review was one of the ones you watched. :)

[@e-z-o-e]

this is on ebay for $19

[@EnsoUnoTV]

Hey Ryan, this remote control is like for left handed right? It looks so weird with the power throtle in the right side lol

[@theimacman]

ENSOUNOTV It's Mode 1. I don't think it necessarily matters if you're right or left handed... it's just a matter of preference what mode you use. :)

[@EnsoUnoTV]

Flyin' Ryan RC ohh i see haha i think i wont be able to fly it in that mode hahah

[@StevenValengavich]

Abdulla Leewan On eBay now for 17

[@illusivec]

This is the first time I've seen the back of Bruce's head. I can now die in peace.

[@monjon868]

Any smaller Bruce and you will be able to fly them in one ear and out the other of some of those airheads that have grounded you!

[@alishanmao]

AH Bruce, wash your hands afterwards, this is the one that a Foreigner farted out in my videos :) thus we call that foreigner a Quad farter :D

[@RussellGilder]

I have no idea what that means but I like to see you two watch each other's videos. You guys are some of my favorites.

[@alishanmao]

Russell Gilder there is always a way out video on my channel and you will know what we are talking about

[@jjcc8379]

Oh, a StingRay 500 from Curtis? Belts are exposed, so its not the Reaper 500 from HK :P

[@johnrobertson7583]

You are a mighty fine operator of the pause button sir!!! Edit: But it might be the nitro version, which is the perfect application of it, with no limit to runtime except the fuel tank size.

[@plane1233]

When's the review of that Stingray 500 coming? It's about time, don't you think? (Unless i missed it...)

[@erikwithak6555]

What? 30 dollars I just ordered mine for 15 dollars

[@azsxdcfvgbhnjmhn]

+Erik TheRandom he got his a year ago, prices go down over time

[@erikwithak6555]

+azsxdcfvgbhnjmhn true and now it is $11

[@jackmullen2749]

Same thing

[@cursedmashups]

+Erik TheRandom got mine for 9, then 2 hrs later they ran out

[@nightstreaming9021]

Erik TheRandom I got mine for two. Jk 13

[@BenPortmanlewes]

I'm going to just say it, I prefer the Hubsan q4... it costs more, but can be bound to the Tx from the X4, which gives you programmable rates (o.k, you loose beginner rates) Plus, this has opened the wound... my little Cheerson CX10 is still sitting out in the frost.... and it was blue... I thought I'd seen a ghost. I did try and recover it but at this time of year, that particular part of field appears inaccessible due to flooding, I also trashed a £30 pair of jeans and nearly wrecked my boots trying to get to it. It was a long walk, it crashed just the other side of a drainage ditch and we could see it, 5m away, but it was about a mile squelch through flooded fields,following the ditch back to the main path, no way over. Had to go under the railway through a 1 metre high mini bridge, through the brambles and hawthorn (ripping my coat) ended up in exactly the same spot as where I'd jumped the fence from the playground first time. Could not trust the logs that were obviously causing the flooding. Snagged my jeans ( and pants) getting back over the fence so I didn't have the mile trek through the floodplain. I then had to walk home copterless and with my right arse cheek fully exposed the the British winter. I've had no complaints about the arse, but I'm not going to attempt another rescue. I hope this story brings £22's worth of laughter. I don't mind being the "butt" of jokes ;-)

[@voyager4]

Hi Bruce, nice vid :) My wife bought me one of these this weekend and what a fun are these grazy little things. Although it is very windy and cold here in the Netherlands I can fly... inside my house :)) Greetings and a happy new year and I hope to see a lot of revieuws in 2015

[@iforce2d]

aww... for a few brief seconds, I was so proud of you saying "damn the rules"

[@sloperdude]

Now you'll have to make a tiny pulse jet plane that is under 100 grams. It's been so long since you flew pulse jets.

[@ulaB]

My Estes Proto X (which is sold by Revell as "Nano Quad" here in Germany) has the problem that the brushed motors give up fairly quick. I have two of them now, each with the same problem. I wasn't able to find replacement motors (for a price that doesn't match the one of a new micro), so I'm have to use one for spare parts... I'd love to hear how long yours are holding and how easy you can replace them.

[@acalthu]

***** The Cheerson is actually quite flyable.

[@1cipi]

try landing that thing on your head.I`ll donate 100$ for that video :D

[@8scottyt]

Thumbs up if you just bought one because of this video!

[@GNiessen]

Let's see you find a fpv camera that will fit on that one.

[@chrisquez7]

Hahah that was funny Bruce! the Big box!!!

[@AndyRCchannel]

wheres your spotter Bruce? ;) If you buy the proto x or the H111 (hubsan nano q4) you can use your hubsan spyhawk transmitter for better control.

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day Bruce, Well, at the rate they're going, in another year the Chinese will be making Quadcopters that're less than a square inch in Footprint Area, and they'll pay people to remove them from the Shops...?! ;-p Ciao !

[@WarblesOnALot]

geneticallyinferior1 Them thar heathen Chinee, they dinnae ken the makin's of a Hand-Carved Boomerang... Go ye unto my "Aboriginal Technology" Playlist, and crack ye a little Bo-Peep at the Video to be found there, called "Boomerang Aerophysics...."; then, if you're really up for it, try the couple of Vid's regarding "The Boomerang Carving Stone"... I pramise ye, them dastardly Chinee won't never make a better Auto-Rotating Hubless Asymetric Rotary-Wing Sailplane, than the Tip-Vortex Suppressing Hardwood Boomerang... With a "Duck-Shot" type of Launch, one may deliver a thoroughly fatal Tree-Strike to the Tail-Rotor of any unwelcome Heligoflopter, which proves rude enough to approach at 300 Ft, or below... The only Really Difficult bit lies in avoiding being hit by the uncontrolled wreckage, falling from the skies... Tell that to yonder beaurocratic Microbes, from the MAFANZ who be worrying about the Chinee Quadcopters...; and just remember this, you Regimented Kiwi, Bruce is an Expatriot Emu, he grew up in Boomerangland, that be whyfore he has such talents for flying unmanned Aerodynes..., he absorbed the propensity from the Land he grew up walking around on... ;-p Ciao !

[@paulfaugeras4858]

The Stingray !!! :D when is that episode coming out ?!

[@bassax7045]

could be the imitation stingray from Hobbyking,,although i hope its Curtis Youngbloods 3D fpv racer

[@startazz]

bassax7045 It is the Stingray from CY as you tell by the colour and shape of the canopy,plus the one Bruce quickly showed us has the belts that drive the props on the outside and not inside the arms like the HK one,plus the LG is the same as the CY stingray. :-)

[@paulfaugeras4858]

yup, looks like the CY one ! Awesome ! :D

[@TheRogerx3]

Crappy hat cam surprisingly good framing.

[@RoboTekno]

Wow, I thought you may have bought thousands of CX-10s by the size of the box, haha. Also there is a 'newer' CX-10 called the CX-10A which has a 'corse lock' mode. (AKA 'Headless mode') www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX-10A-CX10A-Headless-Mode-2_4G-4CH-6-Axis-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-p-956936.html Happy New Year, Bruce and I saw that Stingray 500 ;-)

[@bibiricat]

Open the small quad to see what's inside please !

[@bfun1088]

I bought a CX-10 and a Eachine H7 nano a couple of months ago to test out for xmas gifts (everybody got one) and for a little indoor fun on all those rainy days we get here in California. (Actually, it’s blowin a gale outside at the moment!) Now I’m hooked. I got my third different model on the way and I’m already shopping for my next one...or...maybe two.... My full size quads are getting jealous! ;-D

[@oscarzt1652]

OMIGODD DID I SEE A STINGRAY 500!?!??! :-DDD

[@larsge]

Congrats with your new drone :D My wife gave me one like this for christmas. She found it in a toystore when shopping presents for the kids.. I think mine is named "Acme" or something LOL :D.... Anyways, this video has been very informative cus i didnt believe this little thing called acme could do anything and I put away the instructions without reading it (It is a male syndrome....). A couple of days later your video shows up on youtube telling us it has 3 flightmodes and can flip :O. so I had to dig up the instructions and test it out and wow!!! Now the little thing is ten times more fun! Many thanks and happy new year from Norway. :-)

[@DirtyRobot]

Bruce, I tell you from experience. These little machines will fly even after a dunk in beer, or your preferred liquid. They are a surprising piece of technology available at low price. When I was a kid I had one of those helicopters on a stick, now kids have the chance to play with a kick ass piece of kit. Give the CX-30c a try. It's a piece of shit but a lovely piece of flying shit. Big fun at low cost. I recommend the C version of the non camera version as the motors are 8mm and you get a 700mAh battery.

[@GimbalGuy]

Love your reviews. factual, simple, and to the point but I always have a great laugh, then the quick look @ 0:43. I'm going to search for your StingRay review… I've usually watched you flying 250s with your buds, so it's pretty nice to see you flying this little 14 gram Cheerson.

[@jaysonragasa7902]

can you try if the full accelerometer calibration works in Cheerson? 1. Turn off both Tx and quad 2. turn on quad 3. turn on Tx and wait for binding confirmation beep 4. pitch up, pitch down, roll left, roll right, and finally 5. pitch and roll stick at bottom right and try to look for some visual confirmation on the quad.

[@l8ur1e]

I gave my customers these for Christmas and they were very well received! One point you didn't mention Bruce, but is a good feature, is that it blinks the blue lights once the battery gets to about 3.5V, so you can stop flying before you damage the battery.You then recharge it with the supplied USB cable. It takes about 20 minutes, which you would think means it is charging a bit too quickly, but in practice the battery in mine is still doing well after many flights. A fun trick to do is to throw it in the air upside down, then throttle on. It rights itself in the twinkling of an eye, and you can fly on as though nothing had happened.

[@zacjac99]

hey I can fly alright a quadcopter I've been practising on the eachind h8 mini and jjrc hexacopter h20. I have been looking at the jjrc 526w and the jxd 509g and most of my friends say hey the jxd because they say wifi fpv is bad. do you guys have any opinions on which one I should get or something else in the price range. the things I want in the quads are: not too hard to fly, a camera that can take some cool vids not a bad one but nothing to fancy and i want one that is relatively durable, and if it has fps thats also good, and i want one that can go pretty fast. thanks if you help me out: )

[@rguptaca]

Received an CX-10 from banggood. Having problems. If I go above 40-50% throttle the motors run for a few seconds and stop. If I keep the throttle below aforementioned % the motors will run for a long time but no lift off:) If I buy another one could someone send me a link to the one you bought.

[@lightningslim]

I have to put a word in for the Gin H7. Though the Cheerson might impress, the H7 will blow your mind! It's maybe a centimeter bigger, but also includes a prop guard and is so much more controllable. :)

[@DeadmiXSoft]

Hi Bruce, you have forgotten to show the flip with this small thing. Have you somewhere a video about a syma x5c? I have one of those crappy things, 2 weeks and the first Motor is gone. 2 days later the next. I have tried to repair with success but the next one crashed. Do you have some tips for those motors? Sry for my English

[@rallekralle11]

I had one of these once... then i started to tinker with it, and it broke. :p I'd recommend you buying a lot of spare props, they break so easily. Its maybe even worth getting a prop guard for it. oh, and i think the original brand name is "Cheerson"

[@davidtaylor5007]

Amazing where this hobby has come the past 25 years! More amazing for the older folks that love the hobby and saw it from the beginning. My gosh, a micro servo for $8...a complete heli fo $50. This stuff was EXPENSIVE 20 years ago! Home-build, innovate, have fun. What an awesome hobby! And the whole world is looking for a 'Bruce loves R/C' shirt! Or maybe 'Bruce says stuff-em' :-)

[@rctv-uk3126]

Love these little fells Bruce, Lisa flew one while out quading with friends recently it was windy then too. Malc Team Nana UK Division

[@MrTommymxr]

I screwed some servo screws (the long ones holding them together) into the sticks. The short lever and rounded top and horrible springs make the sticks just crap. That mod really helps.

[@TAGE_FPV]

Bruce I LOVED this video man. It made me happy to see you having fun with those lil quads. I laugh a lot when i fly around and crash em as well.

[@hyzenthlay7151]

I have the Cheerson CX-10 and the WLToys V676, and they are more or less the same thing really. But I find that the V676 is more stable in flight and there's not really any problem about it being mode 1 or 2, as it can bind to any other V9xx radio or even to your Turnigy 9X!! When you use another radio the only thing you lose is the flip, but not everyone likes to flip anyway. Also, the original V676 transmitter is slightly bigger than the Cheerson one and only has 2 modes (basic and pro), but changing transmitter you get all those rates with it. And even if you wanted to keep your V676 transmitter handy because of its size and bindability to V9xx stuff, it's pretty easy to change it from mode 2 to mode 1 with a soldering iron and a little creativity

[@Stambo59]

Wow Bruce, you fly that Nano quad almost as well as my 6yo son. :) And by the way it's a Nano quad not a Nana quad, throw it around a bit. :)

[@thinkhelpservice]

there is a simple mod you can do, by removing the top cover and drilling a small 2mm hole in the top shell and then poke the antenna out greatly improves the radio range - the other mod is using a full size radio and DeviationTX

[@bgg4865]

I have one of these, and thouroughly recommend them (from banggood, $AU22.49).. After a couple of errors, I flew this thing for the life of the battery (the forward facing blue led's flash when battery is getting low) and watched it flip and twist at a bit of interpretation of the documentation. The props are made of a soft plastic, so you can bend them back into shape after a crash, though after a few more crashes they will break. With the 4 replacement props, you will get a lot of flying and fun out of it. Be prepared to wait for 5 or so weeks from banggood, shipping is free but very, very slow, and is not trackable. The only wrinkle is when they scoot under furnitiure where the vacuum cleaner won't reach. Any dust bunnies or cobwebs will immediately wrap themselves between prop and motor, and the slightest drag on a motor/prop will cause it to go ballistically unstable until it is cleared - even a single hair will upset it. That said, it's a top buy.

[@BMSWEB]

I actually tried to buy one of these a while ago but it never arrived :( I may have to try again.

[@allenjones5161]

Yes 30 dollars well you paid to much ,check out Gearbest store they got them for $16.21 US also have a look at the latest Syma x5c-1 quadcopter for just over $50 US free postage ,these are very good going by the positive reviews on youtube .you need to get one of these to test.

[@markusbinder4907]

The CX-10 can be a very precise flyer if you control it using something like a modified Devo 7E. The stock Tx is pretty poor. With a Devo 7E the CX-10 becomes a completely different bird to fly.

[@MrLunithy]

Nah it's too big mate you'll hurt someone or worse still you could crash a plain with that .... I,m calling the fun police

[@protogenxl]

A wild Stingray appears....

[@BeyondWrittenWords]

Why not an indoor test, I was looking for some precision indoor flying by you with this thing. The CX-10A version is the latest, the same thing, except it has the headless mode = course lock capability.

[@KennyBlewett]

These little quads are amazing. I got one for my wife a few months ago, she picked up the radio and flew in our living room with almost no trouble. And that was her first time ever flying any type of model. Build quality is also amazing, it takes a few knocks in it's stride.

[@davidmitchell988]

Hi Bruce hope you and your misses had a good Christmas. I hope 2015 is a good year for you, sorry to hear the coco sippers have grounded you again which is very sad, one would think they had better things to do. keep up the good work all the best David.

[@WOLFDOG2493]

Got mine for $18 on ebay,love it,the dogs chase it around the house.If you crash too many times it has a shut off protection you just plug in charging cord and turn it on and off it will reset.Subscribed good info here. :)

[@sciisfun]

Nice review, I fly the hubsan x4, and am currently upgrading to the fpv version (d model) might be worth taking a look at, as an entry level fpv quad with everything ready to fly

[@saxonlight]

Kinda makes one appreciate flying insects for their size. Imagine that CX-10 was a real insect... darn big 'insect' by comparison, run for the hills!

[@halleffect1]

man, i was slow to get the "big box" joke. i thought Cheerson actually made a big quad.

[@acalthu]

Ah you finally got one! I'm on my 3rd one right now. However none of mine have show a green light when binding is complete. Looks like there's yet another board being used in these. 4th or 5th I should think.

[@jimwillis522]

hi rc model reviews I had just purchased a cx-10 quadcopter and me and my friend were disappointed at the speed of the copter and we were looking for boots for it and we had seen your video on the suggested list and decided to watch it then the video mentioned that it had three modes and we were amazed at the quality of the quad and now we are thanking you for having a very informing and funny video. =)

[@davidsteinhour5562]

I keep searching for one of those that binds with a Turnigy 9x/ Flysky FS-T6... no luck as of yet. Thanks for the laugh, Bruce.

[@P8FPV]

V cool little quad...press the control stick down then any direction it will flip in that direction..also has 3 rates pressing rudder stick down will go into rate2 press again and it will be in rate3"best for outdoors" ;-)

[@rcdad3491]

You must have seen the Rcgutt guys play with those up in Ringebu. LOL... I can't wait to see your review on that variable pitch quad. :D

[@bobmichael97]

My favourite small sized quad is the blade nano QX got a lot of power and only weighs 18grams the only let down is its got a glitch when if you put inputs while changing from level to manual mode it will keep trying to go in that direction

[@leorcc]

I have one that is in between the size of this one and the ladybird, it is the Sen Ma cg022. It is brilliant for buzzing around the room or garden. It holds up to wind quite nicely despite its weight and size.

[@paulham]

I totally agree with out about the springs, they are too tough to make small adjustments. Great quad though, its good for learning how to fly nose in without damaging expensive kit.

[@DARRENTINOnz]

Hey mate are you from New Zealand too?!! Hahaa can I request a video of it's range please?

[@Xerpocalypse_]

Man the title had me hook, line, and sinker. I didn't even realize it said Cheerson. Really looking forward to that Stingray that you teased there for a second, Bruce!

[@KellyMercerhfx]

I love these little quads!

[@BladeScraper]

just got one of these myself, insanely fun. btw, $15 USD on banggood!!

[@StinnMysterious]

After flying DJI phantom 3, I feel funny when I see this type copter. haha :D :D

[@Cm-bn5rp]

KZbin suggestions was showing this quad i had heard of it but didn't know the name so i was slightly confused why they were shown when you're reviewing a "giant" quad copter

[@joblessalex]

My first one I think I got lucky.... Got it so high it was a dot and still in range. Second one died in two days.

[@JulioFlores]

I loved the humor in this video, you're a very funny guy Bruce. Overall it was a pretty sweet review, thanks for sharing!

[@jimnrel]

I bought 2 of these (Twister branded) for my sons...1 week down and still flying. I had to buy a bigger one as I cant see it at speed.

[@NETBotic]

I don't mind the little tiny quad but the controllers are complete trash and a complete waste of money.

[@djsiuk]

We got 6 of these quads for Xmas pressies. Best Xmas ever. They loved them. We cheated and got the prop guards. Lots of fun :-)

[@NexiTech]

Hahahaha nice joke with a box :D

[@EKTORPTULLSTA]

I have one as well and it has been great fun, but I miss acro mode and the possibility to use a quality radio. Now FPV it.

[@NeilvanGeffen]

I love the CX-10! i lost mine out the window though :( wind took it away haha

[@kylebennet6532]

I just bought 5 at $1 each plus $0.99 shipping each. Seriously.

[@НиколаНиколов-м1л]

+Kyle Bennet ? where

[@kylebennet6532]

www.ebay.com/itm/371495832398?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[@НиколаНиколов-м1л]

its ended but thanks anyway :D

[@hiwayM9]

It's not the crop of the prop- it's the balance of the phallus... or something like that.

[@RCandFPVJonathanNL]

well i am curious what came in that size box xD maybe the Skipper?

[@reeseyme9613]

FQ777-124 is a better choice, can get it now for under $10 with free shipping on ebay.

shit man i was actually looking forward to a large quad. fucking clickbait.

[@RCShufty]

I had mine for a couple days before I broke it :( Great value for money though :D

[@thinkhelpservice]

such a noob ejleipold :P what broke on yours?

[@RCShufty]

Multiple high speed impacts with walls and floors.Not sure what I've done, but I think it's got more vibrations in the frame now than it likes and it tends to spazz out a bit. :) It was fun while it lasted!

[@thinkhelpservice]

taking that you have tried calibrating the ACC or changing props?

[@RCShufty]

think help Calibration yes, props no, I left them in my bag at work, that was my next idea.

[@thinkhelpservice]

I have a spare set here if you need ejleipold

[@dinner85]

So sad Bruce. What have they reduced you to? I would be scared of inhaling that tiddler of a thing.

[@bstein111]

It took me until about 5:30 to realize that the mosquito like quadcopter was not a side note review for a larger one........

[@g0mhc]

Sorry if I've missed them, BUT, do you reply to ANY questions or comments?

[@ChrisFredriksson]

Your're crazy! haha.. great video, Hope you'll have a great and Happy New Year! =)

[@theknivjocke]

Got one of these because of this video. Amazing little thing, and it's very stable in the air.

[@jkflorida]

I bought the ProtoX for my self for Christmas and its a blast to fly!

[@michaelm6212]

The quad he showed quickly (orange one) is the stingray 500 I have it is a sick quad

[@SuperJaveline]

How many mins (seconds?) can you keep it up... ....the micro quad I mean ;)

[@35andsolid]

Dick Smith Australia : $ 59.00 just after christmas !!!!!!!!!

[@modellbauerle8111]

Stingray 500 yay

[@JohnNorrbin]

Bruce there is a CX-10A mate, with headless mode :D

[@Flyingwigs]

these little ones are much easier to control if you lengthen the sticks a little.

[@sensemusicofficial]

you must FPV it bruce :D ill be looking for that!

[@juancatalan3095]

hahahaha miss this fun videos!! btw what do you do with your old kk2 boards and outdated things?

[@brucewallin1021]

Bruce just one little(pun) question???? Were you able to trim it out so that it would hover????

[@chrispychickin]

Oh shit, I can't wait to see you take on the stingray! That's one impressive piece of kit!

[@DougRowan_photography]

I bought several of these, they fly AMAZING for such a small quad. I also picked up a Wltoys nano, not near as tough, the Cheerson is almost indestructible considering you will likely crash in houses :)

[@DougRowan_photography]

and the flips work great as well!!